Returning to Shore home, Morris couple stunned by loss

8:30 AM,
Nov. 16, 2012

Mark and Kathy Rossi pause while clearing debris from their house to survey damage on East Railway Avenue. Ortley Beach residents on Wednesday finally got the chance to assess the damage superstorm Sandy did to their homes.

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Kristi Funderburk
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A sink hole in a driveway. A pickup truck tossed into a neighbor's lawn like a toy. Decks torn from homes, nowhere to be found.

Welcome back to Ortley Beach.

Kathy and Mark Rossi took in the new view at their summer home Wednesday as they returned for the first time to assess the damage caused by superstorm Sandy. It was worse than what they had seen on television and in newspapers. ...